General Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study general nuclear engineering, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Nuclear Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue General Nuclear Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Nuclear Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Nuclear Engineering

Purdue General Nuclear Engineering Rankings

The general nuclear engineering major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Nuclear Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general nuclear engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Nuclear Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general nuclear engineering majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general nuclear engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical general nuclear engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general nuclear engineering at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in general nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of general nuclear engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Of the students who received a general nuclear engineering master's degree from Purdue, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in general nuclear engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Nuclear Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general nuclear engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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